Hello! I've never posted on this part of the forum before, but I've been reading the threads and it's great!
I have an Etsy shop with knits, crochet and jewelry, and while I've gotten lots of likes and encouragement I've yet to make a sale. So, I've been thinking over ways I might narrow down my market and find my target audience.
I've had an idea for my jewelry, but I'm not sure if it's a good one, which is why I'm here asking for opinions.
I've found that I'm very much inspired by beautiful book covers, movie posters, and the stories that go with them, and I think it would be so much fun to make jewelry inspired by these things. But do you guys think there would be a market for it?
I'm also concerned about copyright infringement. If I was to make jewelry like this I would NOT use any actual images or characters from the books or movies in my design or my shop. I would simply design based off of the general aesthetic (ex: The Jungle Book would result in a jungle themed necklace) and in the case of being inspired by a story, would try to use things symbolic of what happened in that story. I would also make it clear that I was simply inspired by the book/movie/whatever and this is not official merchandise. Would I still have to worry about copyright issues?
Looking forward to seeing your opinions.
*written on my phone. Pardon if I missed any atrocious typos.
I have an Etsy shop with knits, crochet and jewelry, and while I've gotten lots of likes and encouragement I've yet to make a sale. So, I've been thinking over ways I might narrow down my market and find my target audience.
I've had an idea for my jewelry, but I'm not sure if it's a good one, which is why I'm here asking for opinions.
I've found that I'm very much inspired by beautiful book covers, movie posters, and the stories that go with them, and I think it would be so much fun to make jewelry inspired by these things. But do you guys think there would be a market for it?
I'm also concerned about copyright infringement. If I was to make jewelry like this I would NOT use any actual images or characters from the books or movies in my design or my shop. I would simply design based off of the general aesthetic (ex: The Jungle Book would result in a jungle themed necklace) and in the case of being inspired by a story, would try to use things symbolic of what happened in that story. I would also make it clear that I was simply inspired by the book/movie/whatever and this is not official merchandise. Would I still have to worry about copyright issues?
Looking forward to seeing your opinions.
*written on my phone. Pardon if I missed any atrocious typos.